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Vehicles <br />Jail <br />Cell lock system <br />Communications equipment <br />Sheriffs Office <br />• Communications equipment <br />• Vehicles <br />Central Services <br />• Telephone system <br />Sewer <br />DSS <br />Efland sewer lift stations and emergency power <br />Support systems in place to allow adult/child protective services to operate. <br />Other functions, while extremely important, are one step down from the level of criticality <br />attached to the above life/safety functions. These include, but are not limited to, systems such as DSS' <br />ability to process entitlements and applications to operate the County's business system; e.g., finance, <br />purchasing, payroll, and so forth, land records system, and tax collection system. These will undergo the <br />same level of compliance testing as the aforementioned items; however, in some cases, their compliance <br />may not be assured until later this summer. <br />Work on other less critical systems will continue over the summer. The County's public <br />information effort related to Y2K compliance will also receive increased emphasis over the summer. This <br />fall, the Y2K coordinator will assist County staff in contingency planning for continuity of the most important <br />County services, should circumstances beyond the County's control; e.g., widespread availability of <br />electrical power, preclude normal operations and prevent the use of automated systems that the County has <br />rendered Y2K compliant. <br />Extensive documentation of County assessment, repair, testing, and validation efforts to date <br />are maintained by the Y2K Coordinator and are available for review. <br />Funding for most of the necessary County technology replacement and repairs has already <br />been included in the current CIP and current or previous operating budgets. If additional costs are noted <br />during the completion of the County's Y2K implementation plan, they can be addressed through a Y2K <br />reserve in the 1999-2000 CIP or through other County financial reserves, as the Board decides. <br />Jim McGenzie stated that all goals established to be completed by June 21, 1999 will be <br />accomplished. Further, he stated that the County is now entering another phase for the next three (3) <br />months to work toward total Y2K compliance. Additionally, a news release will be distributed outlining the <br />goals and progress on the County's Y2K compliance. <br />The Manager recommends that the Board receive the report for information only. <br />b. New Assistant to the Manager Position <br />The Board considered this item to provide comments to the County Manager on the <br />proposed Assistant to the Manager position. <br />John Link asked that the Board provide comments to him on the working list of anticipated <br />responsibilities. <br />The report was received for information only. <br />C. Water and Sewer Management Planning and Boundary Agreement